Enrollment
375
Middle
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BETHEL SD 52·NCES 410204000621
Cascade Middle School
1525 Echo Hollow Rd, Eugene, OR 97402 · (541) 689-0641 · Lane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
341 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 123 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 136 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 116 | 31% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
29.1%
OR avg 43.0% . +5.7pp since 2023
Math
13.7%
OR avg 31.8% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.1% | 13.7% |
| 2023-24 | 23.4% | 12.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Cascade Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #166 of 190 | #18 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.7% | #182 of 200 | #19 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #162 of 201 | #16 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 375 | #143 of 208 | #12 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #84 of 180 | #15 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #47 of 180 | #2 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.3% | #12 of 38 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
375
+47 (+14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 20.5:1
% White
53%
was 64%
% Hispanic
33%
was 25%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 375 | 20.7 | 18.1:1 | 91% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 20.8 | 17.4:1 | 65% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 23.6 | 14.5:1 | 65% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 16 | 20.5:1 | 74% (242) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cascade Middle School.
About Cascade Middle School
Located in Eugene, Oregon, Cascade Middle School is a small middle school. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 375 students in 2024-25. Across middle schools in Oregon, the average enrollment is about 494.
Cascade Middle School sits within Bethel SD 52, which has 11 schools and 4,988 students.
The student body at Cascade Middle School is 53% White. The rest of enrollment is 33% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. Among all residents of Lane County, the White share is about 81%. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Cascade Middle School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cascade Middle School is 18.1:1, based on 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Oregon, 19.3:1, is higher. Cascade Middle School counts 91% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Lane County, the average eligibility rate is 76%.
Cascade Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 19.3% and a predicted 27.3%.
For the population of Lane County, the median household earns about $71,544 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Cascade Middle School shares Lane County with 116 other public schools.
Willamette High School sits about 0.2 miles from Cascade Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Cascade Middle School comes in 5th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2017-18-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 14% rise, from 328 to 375. In 2017-18, 64% of students were White; in 2024-25, 53% were. The ratio of students to teachers went from 20.5:1 to 18.1:1 over the same years.
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Lane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
384,207
Census ACS
Median income
$71,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
42,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bethel SD 52
- Willamette High SchoolHigh · 1,455 students
- Meadow View SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Prairie Mountain SchoolElementary · 590 students
- Fairfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Shasta Middle SchoolMiddle · 345 students
- Malabon Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
Other schools in Eugene
- South Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Sheldon High SchoolHigh · 1,462 students
- Willamette High SchoolHigh · 1,455 students
- North Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,079 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,031 students
- Meadow View SchoolElementary · 672 students
Nearby schools
- Willamette High School0.2 mi · 1,455
- Malabon Elementary School0.2 mi · 322
- Clear Lake Elementary School0.5 mi · 225
- Shasta Middle School0.6 mi · 345
- Danebo Elementary School0.7 mi · 239
- LESD Life Skills0.9 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About Cascade Middle SchoolHow large is Cascade Middle School?
Cascade Middle School enrolls approximately 375 students in grades 06-08.
Is Cascade Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cascade Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cascade Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cascade Middle School is approximately 18.1:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cascade Middle School?
Student demographics at Cascade Middle School are roughly 53% White, 33% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Cascade Middle School in?
Cascade Middle School is part of Bethel SD 52.
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